William Ramage, born in Shreveport, Louisiana on August 27, 1933 was raised in Dallas, Texas. In 1950 he entered The University of Texas in Austin and graduated in 1954 with a B. A. in English. He was signed to a stock contract at RKO Studios and appeared in several films including "THE CATTLE QUEEN OF MONTANA" with Ronald Reagan and Barbara Stanwyck and "THE CONQUEROR" with John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The still photographer at RKO, Ernie Bachrach, felt Ramage had modeling potential and called John Engstead, a famed portrait and fashion photographer, in Los Angeles.

After signing with Emmeline Snively, the maven of fashion model agents there, Ramage's career as a model took off, and he soon was also signed by Anita Colby in New York as well. Colby had started her own agency in New York after years as the nation's top fashion model. She was known as "The Face." She was the sister of another famous model, Francine Counihan.

Ramage worked for several years as America's top male model. He also worked as a television actor in Hollywood on many shows of the late 1950's and 1960's such as "Playhouse 90," "Climax," and the soap opera, "The Brighter Day." He also worked on "Sugarfoot," "Cheyenne," "Surfside Six," "Hawaiian Eye," Bourbon Street Beat," and others. In 1966 he starred in "A TASTE OF FEAR," a feature film, shot in England and Italy. While acting was a goal of Ramage's, his stardom was in modeling.

He is retired now. He graduated with an M. A. in English from The University of Southern California and later, Western State School of Law in Fullerton, California. He worked at Progressive Savings and Loan in Beverly Hills. He was a Senior Vice President and Assistant To The President.